Name details

Petrel Hill

Petrel Hill (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Petrel Hill  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 677

Feature type: Hill

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

A hill about 35 m high between Low Lake and East Lake at Cape Denison. The hill is about 925 m ESE from Mawson''s main hut.

Named For

The feature was named by Douglas Mawson during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 and appears on official maps of the expedition.

Location

Latitude:
67° 00' 40.1" S
-67.01114°
Accurate to 20m
Longitude:
142° 40' 55.2" E
142.68200°
Accurate to 20m
Altitude:
35 m
Accurate to 5m

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Satellite Image
Source Name:
IKONOS
Source Identifier:
Satellite image ( No Image Available Satellite Image Catalogue - Scene Id 2001013123204820000011627275 - View Reference
)
Source Scale:
1:2000
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
7-Mar-1991

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